Destinie Settlemyre

TCOM student wins first place at JPS Research and Quality Symposium

When Destinie Settlemyre got the news, she knew she was in the right place doing the right thing. Settlemyre, a rising third-year student with the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine won first place in the Original Research Poster competition at the JPS Research and Quality Symposium. Her poster, “Assessing Social Determinants of Health in Women…
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TCOM’s Kate Russell named Student of the Year by Texas Medical Association 

The Texas Medical Association Medical Student Section honored Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (TCOM) at the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth second-year student Kate Russell with its 2022 Student of the Year award.   The TMA’s House of Delegates policymaking body officially announced the award in Houston during TexMed, the association’s…
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TCOM chosen to participate in STFM’s Anti-racism Learning Collaborative

The Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (TCOM) at the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (HSC) was selected by the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM) to participate in the highly coveted Anti-racism Learning Collaborative. Headed by TCOM’s Associate Professor in Family Medicine and OMM Didi Ebert, DO, MPH, MS,…
HSC School of Biomedical Sciences, Dr. Keisa Mathis

2022 Faculty Achievement Award winner announced

On Wednesday, Dr. Keisa Mathis, assistant professor of physiology and anatomy at the School of Biomedical Sciences, was awarded The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s prestigious Faculty Annual Achievement Award – taking home a $10,000 prize in addition to the prestigious award. The Faculty Senate names an annual winner for…
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TCOM Chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society welcomes new inductees

The humanistic side of medicine is flourishing at the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (TCOM) at the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth. The TCOM Chapter of the Arnold P. Gold Foundation inducted 32 students and four faculty members into the Gold Humanism Honor Society during a ceremony at the Fort…
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Conviction of nurse highlights the need for more patient safety education in health care

The recent conviction of RaDonda Vaught, a former nurse prosecuted for a fatal drug error in 2017, has brought to the forefront the importance of patient safety and what can be done to avoid such a scenario in the future.   Two years ago, the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (TCOM) at The University of North…
TCOM’s Dr. Damon Schranz honored with Diversity, Equity and Inclusion award from ACOFP

TCOM’s Dr. Damon Schranz honored with Diversity, Equity and Inclusion award from ACOFP

The American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP) recently honored The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine’s (TCOM) Damon A. Schranz, DO, FACOFP, with its 2022 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Award during the ACOFP 59th Annual Convention and Scientific Seminars. Dr. Schranz, a 1998 TCOM…
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Immersive Regional Simulation Center first of its kind in Texas

Amid the buzzing activity of construction inside The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth Gibson D. Lewis Library sits the future of frontline health care training. Through virtual reality projection rooms, HSC’s new Regional Simulation Center will offer students, faculty and area medical professionals the opportunity to dive into various real-world…
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U.S. News ranks TCOM as the nation’s top osteopathic medical school for primary care

U.S. News & World Report released its annual list of best medical schools for primary care, and the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (TCOM) at the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth was ranked as the top osteopathic school in the nation. This marks the second time in the last three…
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She overcame late stage cancer, now Aivien Do is ready for Match Day

By Steven Bartolotta Aivien Do was in her first year as a medical student at The Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth sitting through a class as different slides of various ailments were shown. First a chest X-ray of pneumonia, plural effusions, and then…